Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

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Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda is a dramatic vocal work by Claudio Monteverdi, often cited as an early example of opera-like music drama that vividly depicts a battle scene from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem "Gerusalemme liberata."

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Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic vocal work ⓘ
early Baroque composition ⓘ
music drama ⓘ
accompaniment basso continuo ⓘ
string ensemble ⓘ
basedOn Gerusalemme liberata ⓘ
linked to: Jerusalem Delivered
basedOnWorkAuthor Torquato Tasso ⓘ
characterDeath Clorinda ⓘ
cityOfPublication Venice ⓘ
composer Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ
composerStylePeriod seconda pratica ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
depicts battle between Tancredi and Clorinda ⓘ
firstPerformanceApproximateYear 1624 ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext Carnival entertainment ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Venice ⓘ
firstPerformanceType private performance ⓘ
firstPerformanceVenue Palazzo Mocenigo ⓘ
genre dramatic madrigal ⓘ
staged madrigal ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of opera-like music drama ⓘ
important in development of dramatic recitative ⓘ
key work in transition from madrigal to opera ⓘ
includesElement dramatic dialogue ⓘ
instrumental battle effects ⓘ
narrative recitative ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
literaryCharactersDepicted Clorinda ⓘ
Tancredi ⓘ
movementType stile concitato ⓘ
notableFeature continuous narration by Testo ⓘ
detailed musical depiction of battle ⓘ
use of stile concitato (agitated style) ⓘ
numberOfVoices 3 ⓘ
period early Baroque ⓘ
publication eighth book of madrigals ⓘ
publicationYear 1638 ⓘ
publisher Alessandro Vincenti ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer L'Orfeo ⓘ
setting First Crusade ⓘ
sourceWorkGenre epic poem ⓘ
sourceWorkTitle Gerusalemme liberata ⓘ
linked to: Jerusalem Delivered
theme heroic combat ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
vocalForces Clorinda ⓘ
Tancredi ⓘ
narrator (Testo) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi → containsWork → Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda ⓘ
Altri canti di Marte → relatedWork → Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda ⓘ